School counselors provide direct and indirect services to students and families. Throughout the school day, you will see Ms. Harris serving the Murray Avenue School community in the following ways:
⟡ Facilitating individual short-term counseling sessions
⟡ Facilitating small counseling groups and lunch bunches
⟡ Providing emotional support and resources during crisis situations
⟡ Teaching developmental counseling lessons and leading class meetings
⟡ Leading the Student Assistance Program (SAP) team
⟡ Leading Murray Avenue School's Belonging Committee
⟡ Serving as a member of the Safe Schools Committee, MTSS and Youth Heart Watch/Crisis Teams
⟡ Communicating and collaborating with parents, teachers, and administrators
⟡ Coordinating and monitoring the 504 Service Agreement process
⟡ Serving as a liaison for the gifted support identification process
⟡ Coordinating the placement, scheduling, and transition process of new and returning students
⟡ Overseeing the completion of Chapter 339 career artifact requirements for students
⟡ Organizing community outreach projects: Thanksgiving Food Drive, Holiday Season Support, Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service events, and our Multicultural Event called “Light Up the Night”
⟡ Organizing School Counseling Awareness Events: Red Ribbon Week, No Place for Hate activities, Bullying Prevention initiatives, and National School Counseling Week